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Craig Brewer

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Craig Brewer

Born
(age 54)
Birthplace
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Credits
23 titles

Biography

Craig Houston Brewer (born December 6, 1971) is an American filmmaker.

His 2005 movie Hustle & Flow won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and achieved commercial success, along with an Academy Award for Best Original Song, "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp". He is also known for directing the 2011 remake of Footloose, the 2019 film Dolemite Is My Name and the 2021 film Coming 2 America, the latter two films starring Academy Award nominee Eddie Murphy.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 5

YearTitleRole
TBA Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose” Film Self
2012 Indie Origins Film Self
2012 Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars Film Self
2012 Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose' Film Self
2011 Footloose Film Kegger Dancer

Crew credits 20

YearTitleJob
TBA American Pride Film Director, Producer
2027 Snoop Film Director, Writer
2025 Song Sung Blue Film Director, Writer, Producer
2024 Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist TV Executive Producer, Director (8 ep)
2021 Coming 2 America Film Director
2020 Yellow River Film Additional Writing
2019 Dolemite Is My Name Film Director
2016 The Legend of Tarzan Film Screenplay
2015 The Invaders Film Executive Producer
2015 Empire TV Writer, Director (3 ep)
2012 Indie Origins Film Director
2012 Katy Perry: Part of Me Film Executive Producer
2011 Footloose Film Screenplay, Director
2006 Black Snake Moan Film Director, Writer
2005 Hustle & Flow Film Director, Writer
2004 Resolutions of the Complacent Man Film Screenplay, Director
2003 Water's Edge Film Screenplay
2002 The Shield TV Director (1 ep)
2002 Pressure Film Screenplay
2000 The Poor & Hungry Film Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
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